Final objectives of the third grade of mainstream secondary education

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EDUCATION FOR CITIZENSHIP

1 Democratic councils and parliaments

The pupils

1 can describe the genuine operation of parliamentary decision-making;

2 can describe the role of fractions and committees that support the operation of councils and parliaments;

3 can identify councils and parliaments as major actors in shaping society;

4 can distinguish and compare different opinions in the parliamentary debate;

5 can provide examples of political decisions (e.g. education, youth policy) that directly affect their lives;

6 can critically assess council or parliamentary decisions by comparing them to relevant information, the own opinion and the opinions of others;

7 accept decisions taken through the parliamentary procedure;

8 appreciate the function and tasks of members of councils and parliaments.

2 Rendering social services

The pupils

9 can collect data on social services and institutions, what they offer and how they operate and on specific aid and information services for youngsters;

10 can convert their own wishes or needs into appeals for aid or information;

11 can indicate how to appeal to social services and institutions and where they can go to formulate complaints or recommendations (e.g. ombudsman's services);

12 have the audacity to appeal to social services or institutions.

3 World citizenship

The pupils

13 can illustrate the role of international institutions;

14 can illustrate that the global dimension in our society is becoming more and more explicit, among other things on the political, economic and cultural level and that this evolution has advantages but that it also leads to problems and conflicts;

15 can explain the complexity of international co-operation by means of the following concepts: mutual dependence, images and generating images, social justice, conflict and handling conflicts, change and future;

16 can illustrate that there are different opinions about prosperity and about how to redistribute it;

17 are susceptible to personal commitment for improving the world’s welfare and well-being.

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